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James is cast in that scene as being the good guy, probably of showing her what great, consensual sex is before her inevitable demise—and that ‘restoring her with his penis’ narrative is getting really, really old, dear patriarchy. 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She turns around in joy in the shower, it was her invitation and was clearly the only consensual encounter since her slave days. 1. Years later, he improves his hacking skills and builds a criminal empire. He should have announced himself and asked for her consent. Given her history, I have no idea what made the creators think that this was in ANY way okay. One thing: in my view, the clincher isn’t whether a death is ostentatiously pointless, it’s what explicit purpose it serves. I know all about James’ coping mechanisms. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! People see what they want to see. I mean, in Quantum of Solace he saw how Camille had suffered and kept his pants on. A woman of mystery, Severine (Bérénice Marlohe) is the mistress of cyber criminal Silva (Javier Bardem) in Skyfall (2012). Skyfall will forever be remembered as “the one where M dies.” Before that, Judi Dench did a wonderful job fleshing out the character and really made sure that even a first time Bonder would appreciate the poignancy of her death. As a writer myself, I believe that there is always another way out, and there was another way out of this situation. She was waiting in anticipation for him. It is implied t… We’re gonna die tomorrow, so let’s have sex. She froze because she thought one of the guards had come down to rape her, when she realized it was Bond she was relieved, which shows in her body language. Her television credits include Père et Maire, Femmes de loi, and Equipe médicale d’urgence. He goes to the island not knowing if he is going to return, hence why he activates the radio… not for backup, in case he dies. I’ve watched the film dozens of times now, and I still feel that the way he just walks in on her in the shower, presuming that she wants him when the only reason she’s flirted with him is because she has to keep up appearances and is desperately hoping that he can help her escape, is infuriatingly insensitive. What? The big problem I have with his treatment of her, however, is the shower scene. She set champagne for two, the guard came down and she was visibly disappointed, assuming that Bond did not make it because he was killed by the guards. If Bond didn’t sleep with her, he would have been able to save her, that’s the whole point; they shared what they little intimacy they were capable of before their approaching death. She’s been treated as a piece of meat all her life, the movie did the same—hello, that dress, the male gaze likes you very much—and Bond perpetuates it needlessly and disappointingly. A narrative like Bond’s is always bigger than the individual movie, and in conjunction, the patterns become very clear. There are a lot of cues in the movie that because of Bond’s childhood he developed unhealthy coping mechanisms, as with Severine. Severine’s role in the film is cruelly short and simple – she sleeps with him, she leads him to his enemy, she dies. Yes, I’ve seen (and read) GoldenEye. Feminist or not, you should add logic to your comments. He missed, then not a minute later he kills all the men and captured Silva. He underwent, oh God, character growth. Why? She is also a brand ambassador for Omega Watches. Sure, she put out champagne. Lord knows that this is what Bond would have done in the 60s movies; but I would have thought that today’s Bond would be conscious of how Severine’s experience of self has been twisted, and would have made it a point not to sleep with her, to prove that there’s another way. 3. When I saw the movie, that scene left me completely repulsed and creeped out. I’m glad I could help clear it up a little — it’s certainly murky waters. After briefly trying to outsmart one another Bond reveals his true motives: he wants to meet her employer. But it’s where Skyfall cuts from convention in its filmmaking that makes it truly special. Yes, people see what they want to see, that’s becoming very clear. It features Daniel Craig's third performance as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film's antagonist.The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Yeah, she’s disappointed when it’s not Bond, because that’s convenient for the narrative. And I rejected it before I even started analyzing this the way I did in the post above. There is a lot of content in the relationship Bond has with Severine if you want to look at it objectively, from a subjective perspective there is a lot to criticism. And that’s not enough anymore, not in the big picture of women’s function in this (sub)genre of fiction. I guess she did sort of, in the casino she told him he would be killed shortly.) ... Severine: How much do you know about fear? James Bond: Only a certain kind of woman wears a backless dress with a Beretta 70 strapped to her thigh. Marlohe first appeared in 2007 in a French short film titled La discordance before appearing in French TV series such as Pas de secrets entre nous (2008), Femmes de loi (2008), R.I.S, police scientifique (2009), and Père et maire (2009). Her father, a doctor who moved from Cambodia to France, is of Cambodian and Chinese descent, and her mother, a teacher, is French. London. She is best known for her role as Bond girl Sévérine in 2012's twenty-third James Bond film Skyfall. The movie series has been around since the 1960s, so one would hope to believe that the portrayal of women within the series would have progressed, although sadly, it has not. Because sex, abuse, and it’s consequences, are ok with being romanticized. Though Skyfall is classical in approach it subverts a few Bond tropes in significant ways, which focuses the plot on M and Bond and their relationship. She knows nothing about him, he could be God knows what kind of a sexual predator (which he kind of is). That was partly because I did love the film and didn’t want to interrupt it with a rant and kill the mood, and partly because I wanted to take another day to think about it in more detail. The good penis saving the girl from the bad penises. James Bond: A subject in which you’re well-versed. A strong believer in fate,[4] she stated that she dreamt of acting alongside Javier Bardem six months before her Bond audition, and that after the dream, she knew everything would be fine. She froze when she felt someone step up behind her, and it looked like she had to will herself to relax. In Skyfall, he practically went back in time and did. He didn’t tie her down, but, really, what are the chances of her telling him to get out, with the state of mind that she’s in, completely frightened and dependent on him? However, if a writer is going to depart from the “most natural course” it should be for good not evil outcomes. If the writers manipulate us into hating Silva for personal reasons, we assume the role of Bond. In For Your Eyes Only, James didn’t sleep with Bibi. Bond Girl Severine is an ex-prostitute, like Severine in Belle de Jour You Only Live Twice (1967) Bond is presumed dead during the title sequence. And that’s the clincher and the main problem I have with this. When it comes to his treatment of women, James Bond has never been a nice man. Exterior shots of the real island were used as Severine’s boat approached. 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Skyfall is the 23rd entry in the official James Bond film series and marked the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Dr. No, the first feature film in the EON-produced series. Yes Silva knew bond was looking for him and was there but she definitely wanted him to join her on the boat. I am definitely angry about her death, as I also was with Casino Royale’s murder. It’s the only currency she’s known for most of her life, it’s what brought her here, it’s what destroyed her. In For Your Eyes Only, James didn’t sleep with Bibi. Improve this question. Powerful, dangerous and charismatic, she is a pivotal player in Bond’s mission to track down the nefarious mastermind but ultimately comes to a tragic end. I am terribly tired of several tropes that are employed in this storyline – and tropes is really just a much nicer and academic term for cliché. James could only save her because he fucked her? She had an uncredited role in the French comedy Happiness Never Comes Alone with Sophie Marceau. Page 1 of 3 - Bond lets two innocents die? The scene added depth to both characters if you can relate to the human condition on it’s lowest level, desperation for affection confused for love through the act of sex. M/Olivia Mansfield (Judi Dench) - M was the Head of SIS and James Bond's boss. 4. He wasn’t hiding on the boat. The contributions of cinematographer Roger Deakins cannot be overstated enough. I found this site, because after watching this movie for the 3rd or 4th time, it still irks me that she “had to die”. As well, the secondary Bond girl Severine (Bérénice Lim Marlohe) dies after coupling with Bond—sex with Bond continues to be a death sentence for any outlying women. 2. She was frightened for her life, and he must have KNOWN that. The brief relationship they have is not normal because they are both traumatized individuals, regardless of sex. But are you really taking that surface action as her intrinsic consent to anything James does, when on the inside, she could be quaking in her boots, thinking that she’s going to have to have sex with James, or else he won’t help her? It’s why facts are so important vs objective opinion. STRONG SPOILERS Spoiler -The chinese guy with Severine: he could have prevented Patrice from shooting him. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. (And I’m already worried about the news that Purvis and Wade were called back in to rewrite Logan’s original draft for the next one.). There’s no way that single scene encodes all her reasons for wanting him to join her on the boat. Gee, that’s new. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons I did like QoS. There's no shame in saying you've lost a step. It’s these tropes that make audiences accept that Severine “wants” to have sex with James. It was completely tactless. Hence, I humbly submit that tropes always, always, carry the potential to be subverted and turned on their heads. If she thought Bond was dead why wouldn’t she freeze when he came up behind her in the shower, logically it would have been one of the guards. But in Skyfall, the writers deliberately stunted him and fridged Severine without a care. Skyfall Photos. He didn’t give two shits if he got out of Perlas de las Dunas alive, but he did not touch Camille. I googled “skyfall feminist” just to make sure someone else noticed this! Because he had a gun to the head? He made a different decision, imagine that. And then James just sneaks up on her, stark bollock naked, which, hello, is not ok on any given day; and has sex with her without realising that that doesn’t make him any better than Silva, and, more importantly, without realising the damage this does. Did you not notice the two champagne glasses and her excitement when there was a knock at the door? The people I was with shrugged it off, but I was left thinking about it long after the movie ended. As a Bond girl/woman, Bérénice Marlohe did a great job—within the limited scope that the role actually afforded her. Severine: One can never be too careful when handsome men in tuxedo’s carry Walthers. He promised her to get her out, but what chance of that did he really think he’d have? Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys Women's History Month STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events The island lair was inspired by the Japanese island of Hashima, until 1974 an offshore coal mining facility. She is the classic femme fatale. She felt she owed him, which makes this nothing but coercion. She could have argued that she brought Bond for him. Now this is just another good Action movie for me, but a bad Bond movie. Thanks so much! I concede that I only gave readers the short-hand version, i.e. I’ve been having problems putting this in perspective and need to see it argued out. The writers could have made a statement here, could have made a point, a point that involves respect for survivors of abuse. (I mean, she thought he was dead for god’s sake, why would she immediately think it was Bond). Well, I give them one more shot in the nex movie, but if that dissapoints as much as Skyfall and Casino Royale, I am not going to see any more Bond movies with Daniel Craig as bond. There was an obvious attraction and she flirts with him when she realises she can trust him in the casino. Thank you for this detailed response. The scene in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" where Bond and Silva shoots at a glass placed on Severines head. And kindness? ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. You will probably have noticed that I didn’t say anything about Severine in my initial review. Thanks for writing this post. Skyfall is the first film in which much of the action takes place in the UK and London featured prominently. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In 2012 she played the date of Laurent, played by Maurice Barthélémy, in Happiness Never Comes Alone. Sex is the only form of intimacy two people can share that is meaningful enough to warrant saving their lives. ( Log Out /  The point being that you do not have to send an abused child back to its master, that there are other ways of dealing with this. He causes a fake leak at a chemical plant on the island of Hashima in order to claim it as his base of operations. James Bond: ... Why not stay dead? Skyfall is the another exciting movie that was added to the thrilling James Bond film series in 2012. But Severine, and treating her like this, crossed a line. the scene was to show that her and Bond has a connection because they both have issues with self esteem and addiction. Will bookmark. But Severine, and treating her like this, crossed a line. Change ). She appeared twice in the French crime series R.I.S, police scientifique, once in 2009 and once in 2012. Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film out from Eon Productions and Daniel Craig’s third time in the role. The scene in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" where Bond and Severine are having a conversation over a drink. [1] Her television credits include Père et Maire, Femmes de loi, and Equipe médicale d’urgence. this is a late response obviously but I’ve only just come across it. That's part of his retrograde charm. Severine: It has to do with…death. Bérénice Lim Marlohe (born 19 May 1979) is a French actress. When Severine is killed it illustrates that Bond could have been the man to save her if he had faced his problems after being shot in the beginning of the movie. It’s not pointless, because it’s there to inflame Bond and make us hate the villains that much more. Focus Of The Week: Severine Silva’s enigmatic mistress in Skyfall. She is crucial in demonstrating how helpless Bond is at controlling his life, he cares for her and is unable to save her life, another woman dies in front of him and he can only watch; echoing his childhood with his mother and father. I really loved Skyfall to bits, still do, but the shower scene was a disaster. [4] She starred in the 2015 film 5 to 7 and appeared in the 2017 film Song to Song alongside Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, and Rooney Mara. He takes former prostitute Sévérineunder his wing, but the merciful man she thinks he is, is really an illusion. Before that she made appearances on the French shows "Père et Maire", "Femmes de loi", "Equipe médicale d’urgence". They just can’t seem to remake the Bond we all came to love. She was, literally, foil; a plot device. I considered all that you’ve just told me. He broke the pattern. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The scene in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" where Severine makes contact with Bond and asks him for a drink. Severine: How would you know that? This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. plot-explanation james-bond skyfall. My criticism runs two ways: towards narrative, and rape culture. She played anti-heroine Bond girl Sévérine in the twenty-third James Bond film Skyfall. She probably knew she was about to die and what the hell one may as well have a night of passion with a hot guy. Bond must have known she’d think he was dead, and he’s intelligent enough to know not to sneak up like this on a victim of abuse. The Bond films have recently done better on the women front, but if M, Wai Lin (in Tomorrow Never Dies), and Eve were a step forward, then this is two steps back. 6. Skyfall (2012) Bérénice Marlohe as Severine. He was as desperate as he is now, if not even more so, because he lost Vesper. Women do not refuse James Bond’s advances, ever. It’s nice that they wanted to include a female character in the proceedings, but this one missed by a mile. Thus, I contend that the writers could have decided NOT to do this. A means for Bond to get close to Silva, and then for target practice. But in Skyfall, the writers deliberately stunted him and fridged Severine without a care. She was portrayed by Bérénice Marlohe. As a woman I did not see Sevrine freeze when Bond touched her at all. THANK YOU. I mean, what the actual fuck? The writers frame Severine as feeling joy at Bond’s intrusion because they want her to. She originally held aspirations of becoming a pianist, as well as an artist, studying at the French arts school Conservatoire de Paris for ten years.[4]. So I’m afraid we’re doing to have to agree to disagree on this one. You’re romanticizing their trauma into something that enables them to be characters that grow, when in fact all it does is trap them in a gilded cage of never growing up at all. (Seriously, what is up with that? Perhaps that is a point the (exclusively male) writers are trying to make: James Bond is a scumbag who lives in the shadows. I have to say that you have read something into the shower scene and got completely the wrong end of the stick. I saw that she was disappointed when the knock at the door was a crewman instead of Bond. Yes, I’ve seen (and read) GoldenEye. She had an uncredited role in the French comedy Happiness Never Comes Alone with Sophie Marceau. In this Bond film,… I agree. 1 History 2 Gallery 2.1 Images 3 Trivia 4 Navigation Sévérine first sees Bond killing Patrice, but leaves the apartment building before giving Bond a sinister smile. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. She is the representative of Raoul Silva. But Bond is/should be doing his job, and killing a woman to give the male lead man pain is a trope for a reason, a cliché. skyfall severine death They share a drink at the bar, and Bond presses her for more information about her boss Bond dispatches Sévérine's guards and sneaks aboard her boat. Bérénice Lim Marlohe (born 19 May 1979) is a French actress. She first came to international attention when she was cast as the glamorous and enigmatic Sévérine in Skyfall, the twenty-third Bond film. [2][3][4][5] Lim is her paternal grandmother's surname. I stumbled across this article by accident and was surprised and delighted not only to see all these things called out, but by a man no less! Share. Why not do this BEFORE letting Severine die? The reason for her death isn’t to drive the plot, it’s to make Bond angry. In the previous movies he’d just drop or push the gun away or something. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Skyfall (2012) Severine (Berenice Marlohe) - Severine was an associate of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem) who slept with James Bond. While I enjoyed Skyfall, I was dismayed at the misogyny (especially the way Severine’s death was handled–the Scotch line, UGH.) Because I feel like Bond let her die on purpose. Silva shot and killed Severine while playing a game of target practice with Bond. They’re both cast as traumatized children, they’re both the very definition of not alright, and yet you portray this as an informed decision made by two adults. Skyfall is the twenty-third film in the James Bond series, produced by EON Productions and distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment through its Columbia Pictures division. Bond is addicted to alcohol and women, while she is addicted to love, fantasizing that a man will come and save her, first Silva for the sex trade, then Bond from Silva. I just wish they had considered leaving him with full respect for women’s experiences when they rebooted him. 5. The scene in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" where Bond and Severine are being captured and brought to Silva's island. Severine (sometimes known as Sévérine) is the secondary antagonist (later anti-hero) in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.

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